Cash-carrier apparatus.



No. 754,422. I PATENTED MAR. 15, 1904. J. H. D. CHAMBERLAIN & D. E.GHISM.

CASH CARRIER APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3, 1903.

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CASH CARRIER APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3, 1903.

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PATENT] OFFICE.

JAMES H. D. CHAMBERLAIN, OF SPRINGFIELD. MASSACHUSETTS, AND DAVID E.CHISM, OF STAFFORD SPRINGS. CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO INDEPENDENT STORESERVICE COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, MAS- SACHUSETTS.

' CASH-CARRIER APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,422, dated March15, 1904. Application filed October 3,1903. Serial No. 175,617. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it kn'ownthat we, J AMES H. D. CHAMBER- LAIN, a resident ofSpringfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, andDAVID E. CHIsM, a resident of Stafford Springs, in the county of Tollandand-State of Connecticut, citizens of the United States of America, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Carrier Apparatus,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

' This invention relates to improvements in cash-carrier apparatus ofthe class comprising an endless carrier-cord understood as running fromand returning to a suitably-driven propulsion-wheel, trackways throughor along which the outgoing and returningcourses of the carrier cord orcable run, and suitablymounted sheaves or wheels for the proper supportand guid ance'of the cord at corners, in conjunction with a cash box orreceptacle engaged bybuttons or shoulders on the cord to be carriedalongthereby and to be switched from the track and stations 'to which a givencashbox corresponds, such class of cash-carrier apparatus beingexemplified in the Letters Patent of the United States of Chamberlain,Chism, and Cooper, dated November 5, 1901, No. 685,740.

The present improvements more particu larly pertain to what are termedthe upper and lower plumb or vertical corner constructions to beprovided in the systemthat is, the arrangements for the propulsion andguidance of the cord and box where a horizontal portion of the trackwayhas its direction changed at right angles or vertically, or vice versa;v

The object of the invention is to provide new and improved constructionsand arrangements of right-angularly-disposed portions of the trackwayand the guide-wheel located within the angle of the adjacent trackportions and conjunctive appliances whereby the cord may be caused tocarry the box with certainty around the corner Without the departure ofthe cord away from its considerable extent of running bearing on thewheeland whereby the wheel, by reason of certain provisions thereto,insures that the box will be properly constrained and guided in itscourse around the corner as propelled by the cord.

Another object is to provide generally improved and practical, simple,and inexpensively-constructed and easily-duplicated'upper and lowerplumb-corner constructions for a cash-carrier system having the endlesscarriercord and the trackways thereof preferably throughout the greaterportions of their length of tubular form, although suchtu bularformation is discontinuous at the plumb corners.

The improvements are fully illustrated in l the accompanying drawings,in Which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper plumb cornerconstruction for outing and returning trackways and courses ofthecarrier-cord. Fig. 2 is a partial horizontal sectional View as taken onthe line 2 2, Fig. 1, showing the position of the box relatively to thewheel, carrier-cord, and peculiarly formed and arranged track at thecorner. Fig. 3 is a side elevation with parts broken out andin sectionofthe lower plumb-corner construction for outing and returning trackwaysand the courses of the carrier-cord the-reat. Fig. 4 is a partialcross-sectional view as taken on the line 4: A, Fig. 3, the relativelocation of the box to such parts being indicated by dotted lines. Fig.5 is a similar partial sectional view to Fig. 4, but showing anadditional feature of construction.

Similar characters of reference indicate correspondingpaits in all ofthe views.-

It will be here stated in respect ofthe term plumb corner as hereinemployed and as known to the trade that corner constructions in whichthe arrangements of the trackwaysections and the wheels in the angles invertical planes are designated as plumb corners tions being continuousin horizontal lines either coincident or adjacent to the planes ofrotation of the Wheels.

It will be further pointed out in respect of the present arrangementsthat an upper plumbcorner construction as, for instance, exemplified inFig. l diflers from a lower plumbcorner construction in that in thelatter the cash-box having its body radially outside of and beyond thewheel may be caused to round the corner without having to take intoaccount that the presence of the wheel may constitute an impediment tothe freedom of movement of the box, while in the upper plumb corner thebody of the box having its disposition along and projected beyond theinside of the trackway-that is, toward the wheelmust have for itsaccommodation proper regard therefor in the construction and arrangementrelatively to the track of the wheel, and hence upper and lower plumbcorners, while having characteristics in common also havedissimilarities, as mentioned.

Referring now to Fig. 1 of the drawings, A and A represent the verticaland horizontal and right-angularly-arranged portions of a trackway ofthe cash-carrier system adjacent a corner at which the wheel B islocated and journaled for rotation on a horizontal axis and of course ina vertical plane, the same being usually exactly or nearly coincidentwith the plane in which said trackway portions are located, C being thecourse of the endless carrier-cord, understood as having a runningmovement imparted thereto in the usual manner in a direction indicatedby the arrow to, and D indicates the cash-box, the body of which is ofany suitable form, the same having extended from its edge a thin neck aand a head 6, elongated and ranging parallel with the length of the box,the same having a longitudinal outer groove or trough c therein andconstructed with an abutment or cord-engaging provision either asrepresented in the aforementioned Letters Patent or in the applicationfor Letters Patent of the United States filed by D. E. Chism March 9,1903, under Serial No. 1%,850.

The main and substantially straight portions of the trackway A A aremade in the form of a tube, with a slot (2 through its side for theunobstructed passage therethrough of the neck a, which is between thehead and body of the cash-box. The wheel B, as represented both in Figs.and 2, comprises a rim f, with peripheral groove f 2 therein, such rimcomprising at one side of the groove a comparatively high annular flangef while at the opposite side such flange is omitted or absent except sofar as to provide a comparatively low but outwardly-extended portion fthe tendency of which is to prevent the displacement of the carrier-cordfrom the base of the groove.

The terminals 9 of the tubular and longitudinally-slotted track-sections(which are som ewhat remote from the said wheel-rim, relatively to whichrim such track-sections are substantially tangential) are embraced bysleevelike brackets it, having lugs h to which a guard-strip E has atits ends supporting attachments, said guard-strip E connecting with bothtrack-terminals and having a curving progression from the one to theother and conformable to an arc corresponding to the rim of the wheel B,one edge of the said strip being adjacent the edge f" of the Wheel-rim,

while its opposite edge 10 is continuous with the one boundary of thetrack-tube slot eand is, in fact, a continuation of the runner portionat the side of the trackway-slot which is toward the plane coincidentwith the wheel, while the other runner portion at the opposite side ofthe slot is discontinuous around the bend, substantially as shown.

The hub of the wheel B has in a plane transversely offset from the planeof the rim f a concentric flange a, which is opposite the flange 2'which latter is in or substantially in the plane of the rim, and thewheel has the peripheral ledges i near the bases of the flanges and 6which are deemed as preferable provisions, although not essentials inthe making of the corner construction.

As may be readily perceived from the drawings, the edge 10 of theguard-strip E by its proximity to the cash-box when the latter is beingcarried up and around the corner guides the box and prevents it frombeing tilted too far to the leftward at the inner side of the wheel, thecord in advance of the engaged cash-box preserving its running contacton the wheel. Such strip E furthermore constitutes a single runner forthe cash-box head and may be edgewise contacted against by the side ofthe cash-box neck, and the flange z' of the wheel, within which the bodyof the box will run, acts as a guard and guide also for the body of thebox. Furthermore, by having the arc-shaped guard-strip E inclined in thedirection oppositely from the inclination of the flange f of thewheel'-that is, in-

wardly toward the base of the Wheel-groove such so inclined strip exertsthe tendency on the running cord, which remaining in engagement with thecash-box head at the right edge of the strip and being consequentlydeflected laterally from the periphery of the wheel, although, as seenin Fig. 1, being in peripheral contact on the wheel above and in advanceof the location of the box-head shown, to guide such running cord towardand into the wheelgroove rather than oppositely and outwardly awaytherefrom. I

Inasmuch as the longitudinally-slotted tubular trackway-sections A and Aarranged in the lines right angular to each other and substantiallytangential to the rim of the wheel B, are in many cases in the designingof the corner construction and of the support- IIO ' ing-bracketstherefor terminated, as shown in the accompanying illustratiomat pointsquite a little way removed from the places where the guard-strip Echanges its direction in straight extensions of. the tubular trackwaysto the arc curvature intermediate between and connecting such straightextensions, there are short and approximately straight metallic sectionsA and A parallel with and separated from the edge of the guard-strip Ewhich is the farther from the rim of the wheel B, the edge e of each ofthese strips A and'A being continuous with one of the edges of thetrack-tube which constitutes the boundary of the longitudinal slottherein, and these strips are to all intents and purposes the same as ifthe trackways were continued in the tubular form further in extentscorresponding to the lengths of such strips A and A the said stripsbeing discontinuous, as shown, along the are adjacent the rim of thewheel, the flange i by engaging the body of. the box sidewise of thelatter maintaining the box in its plane of proper travel parallel withthe plane of rotation of the cord-guiding wheel B and insuring itsrounding the curve for its further conveyance and guidance along withthe traveling carrier-cord.

The supporting-bracket Gr, connection with which the aforementionedsleeve-like and lugprovided brackets h are made, as shown, havesupported therebyv the bracket-arms 15 15,. which carry a spring-stripof flat metal, (indicated at 16,) the object of which is to impingeagainst the body of the box when it is approaching the wheel B and whenit might have more or less swaying movement, to insure that the box-bodywill not come to abutment against the edge of the wheel, but will clearthe same and become nested in the position shown in Fig. 1 to round thecurve between the flanges and f.

In order that the running carrier-cord may be prevented from by anypossibility, which, however, is not usually liable to occur, entering inthe space 0 between the extensionstrip A and the guide-strip E,especially at times. when the cord unaccompanied by the cash-box engagedtherewith is running out of the mouth of the track-tube A toward andaround the wheel, the spring-finger m is provided on a suitablesupporting part of the corner construction, the same having normally theposition indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1that is, with its guardportion, againstwhich the reference-letter m is placed sprung against orclosely toward the edge of the strip E. The presence of the travelinghead of the cash-box in proximity tothe spring device m, the tension ofwhich latter is comparatively inconsiderable, temporarily displaces suchdevice, whereby the latter constitutes no impediment to the progressofthe cash-box, and of course on the departure of the head of the boxbeyond the location of said spring device the latter automaticallyresumes its normal position. (Indicated, as above 'stated,by the dottedlines.) This spring device in a practical and approved form which hasbeen found satisfactorily operative consists,

as shown in Fig. 1, of a length 17 of springwire soldered, riveted,orotherwise rigidly affixed at its extremity 17 on the face of thetrack-tube extension-strip A, the angularly and inwardly bent section 18adjacent theend of said strip A, the approximately straight portion, andthe angularly-turned terminal 19. Other forms of this device havingcapability for the same cord-guarding effect may be provided in thecorresponding situation.

While the left-hand department of Fig. 1 on which the referencecharacters designating the parts pointed out, described, and explainedconstitutes the plumb-corner construction for the guidance of thecarriercord and box having their travel upward and then horizontally forthe guidance of the carrier-cord and box having their travel in thereverse direction-that is, horizontally and then downwarda counterpartor duplication of the corner construction is understood as provided andsuch is illustrated in the righthand department of the said View Fig, 1,although some of the parts clearly visible in the left-hand portion ofthe view pertaining to the department of the construction thereillustrated and which are understood as likewise pertaining to theright-hand portion of the construction are obscured from view.

Referring to the lower plumb corner construction illustrated in Figs. 3,4:, and 5 of the drawings, it will be perceived that'somewhat differentand even more simple arrangements will suflice for insuring theconvenience of the cord-engaged cash-box having the head and neck,substantially as aforementioned, around the corner, in this case thebody of the box having a disposition radially. beyond the rim of thewheel B, it here being possible to arrange the trackway-sections A and Awhich are right angular toeach other, (and which may be continuations ofthe trackway-sec- .tions similarly designated A and A in Fig.

1 or counterparts thereof,) not only substantially tangential to thewheel B but in substantially the same medium plane as that of the rim ofsuch wheel.

The tubular trackway having the longitudinal slote is, as in theconstruction of the preceding figures, terminated at the approaches ofthewheel, one of the runner-ways forboth of the track portions A and Abeing continued in the grooved strip E connecting both of the straighttubular trackways at the outer side of the slotway therein, and saidstrip E lies closely facewise alongside of the rim of the wheel and hasits outer edge portion jinwardly turned, as shown in the cross-sectionalviews, Figs. 4 and 5, such portion j preserving advantageously the samecharacteristic of cross-sectional contour as the said portions of thetubes A A with which they connect.

The flange f of the wheel B which is at the inner side of such wheel andin Figs. 3, 4L, and 5 is represented as extending radially outward inthe plane of rotation of the wheel, has an extension outwardly, asaforesaid, about as far as the extension of the outer edge of theincurving portion j of the curved track-connecting strip The oppositeedge of the rim of the wheel B is substantially flangeless, as shown, sothat there is space between the portion and the opposite wheel flange ffor the traveling cord C and for the troughed head of the cashbox D,there being, as shown, acomparatively wide annular space or curveoutwardly opening for the accommodation of the neck a of the box. v

The cash-box, for instance, running horizontally with its head throughthe track-section A Fig. 3, toward the left, the body of the box beingunderstood as dependent directly under the trackway-tube, on coming tothe corner has its head engaged by the carriercord carried around on oradjacent the rim of the wheel B its neck protrudingdownwardly throughthe space between the flange f and the inturned edge portion j of thecurved trackway continuation strip E such parts f and j keeping the boxfrom unduly swaying, and the top edge of the box may or may not,according to the tension of the cord and according to the manner inwhich the boxhead is engaged therewith, have running contact around onthe edge of the flange f and on the outer edge of the incurved portion jof the connecting-strip The incurved portionjof said strip serving tocontract the opening between its inner edge and the opposite flange fprevents the head of the cash-box from dropping through or beingoutwardly displaced from within the annular space surrounding thewheel-rim.

By having the wheel-rim provided with a centrally-located annular rib k(represented in cross-section in Fig. 5) provision is thereby made forkeeping the carrier-cord crowded into the longitudinal trough c in thecash-box head, even although while the head is being carried aroundagainst and along with the rim of the wheel such head serves in someextent to crowd itself outwardly relatively to the portion of thecarrier-cord engaged therewithin, which cord by its tension adheresclosely to the wheel-rim.

In both the upper and lower plumb corner constructions here presentedfriction of the traveling box is not only reduced to a minimum when thebox rounds the curve by reason of the presence at the curve of but asingle runner-guard or guide member E or E, but the box, having by someportion thereof a bearing against the wheel B or B instead of becoming afactor of friction by its conjunction with the wheel is directly andpositively aided in its passage around the curve by the wheel.

The corner constructions represented, respectively, in Figs. 1 and 3 areintended to be used generally in pairs for the upper and lower corners,and it is to be stated that while their use will be in situations withthe wheels arranged for rotation in vertical planes coincident orapproximately coincident with the median plane of the tubular or otherform of trackway the parts may in some situations for expediency betwisted, distorted, or arranged more or less angularly to verticalplanes, and, furthermore, it is to be pointed out that the device ofFig. 1 may have its arrangement as a lower corner and the device of Fig.3 as an upper corner with entire operativeness, the devices having beenhereinbefore referred to as upper and lower 1 corner constructions withreference to their most general manner of utilization and not to theiressential manner thereof.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, two lengths of trackwayarranged angularly to each other and each comprising runner portionsseparated by a longitudinal slotway therebetween, a wheel having agrooved rim in the angle of said two lengths of trackway provided with acash-box-engaging member in a plane offset from said rim, and thecarrier-cord, arranged for travel along and adjacent said trackways andhaving running contact on the wheel-rim.

2. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, two lengths of trackwayarranged angularly to each other, and terminating at a distance from thepoint of intersection and each comprising runner portions separated by alongitudinal slotway, a wheel located in the angle of said two lengthsof trackway having a cord-engaging groove in its rim, and having at oneside of said groove the flange f and the carriercord arranged for travelalong and adjacent said trackways, and having a running contactengagement in said grooved wheel-rim.

3. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, two lengths of trackwayarranged angularly to each other, and terminating at a distance from thepoint of intersection and each comprising runner portions separated by alongitudinal slotway, a wheel located in the angle of said lengths oftraclzway, a guard and guide-strip E, in continuation of a runnerportion of each trackway, at the side toward the plane of rotation ofthe wheel having a curved course around and alongside the rim of thewheel, the opposite runner portions of the said two trackways beingterminated and discontinuous around the curve conformable to the rim ofsaid wheel.

4. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combinations of the said twotrackways being terminated and discontinuous around the curveconformable to'the rim of said wheel, and the carrier-cord arranged fortravel along and adjacent saidtrackways and having a running engagementon the rim of said wheel.

5. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, a wheel mounted forrotation in a vertical plane, two lengths oftubular trackway,

angular to each other, approximately tangential to the rim of the wheel,said lengths of tubular trackway terminating ata distance from the pointof intersection of their longitudinal lines and eachhaving a'longitudinal slot with separated runner-ways at either side I thereof,the strip E in continuation of the runner portion of both trackwayswhich are at the side toward the wheel having a curved course around andsidewise adjacent, but offset from, the rim of the wheel, the oppBsiteor outer runner portions of the said two tubular trackways beingterminated and discontinuous around the curve conformable to the rim ofthe wheel and the carrier-cord arranged and operating in conjunctionwith the trackways and said. wheel.

6. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, a wheel mounted forrotation in a verti;

cal plane, two lengths of tubular trackway, angular to each other,approximately tangential to the rim of the wheel, and arranged in aplane coincident with the plane of rotation of the wheel, said lengthsof tubular trackway terminating at a distance from the point ofintersection of their longitudinal lines hav' ing a longitudinal slotwith separated runnerways at either side thereof, the strip E incontinuation of the runner portion of both trackways which are at theside toward the wheel having a curved course around and sidewiseadjacent, but offset from, the rim, of the wheel, the opposite or outerrunner portions of the said two tubular trackways being terpoint ofintersection of their longitudinal lines, and each length of trackwayhaving a longitudinal slot between the separated runner-ways at eitherside thereof, the strip E in continuation of those runner portions ofboth. trackways which are at the side toward the wheel, having a curvedcourse around and alongside the rim ofrthe wheehthe runner portions ofthesaid two trackways farther from the plane of the wheel beingterminated and discontinuous around the curve conformable to the rim ofthe wheel, and the carrier cord arranged, and operating in conjunctionwith the trackways and said wheel.

8. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, agrooved-rimmed wheelmounted for rotation in a vertical plane, two, lengths of trackway,angular to each, other, approximately tangential to the rim of theWheel, and arranged in a plane sidewise offset from the plane ofrotation of the wheel, terminating at a distance from the point ofintersection, of their longitudinal lines, and each length of trackwayhaving a longitudinal slot between the separated runner-ways at eitherside thereof, the strip E in continuation of the runner portion of bothtrackways which are at the side toward the wheel, having a curved coursearound and alongside therim of the wheel, and also having an inclinationas shown toward the wheel-rim groove, the runner portions of the saidtwo. trackways farther from the plane of the wheel being terminated anddiscontinuous around the curve conformable to the rim of the wheel, andthe carrier-cord arranged and operating in conjunction with thetrackways and said wheel. ,v

9. In a cash-carrier apparatus, a wheel having a grooved rim with acomparatively high outside flange and a comparatively lowjinside flange,mounted for rotation in a vertical plane, in combination with twolengths of tubular longitudinally-slotted trackway angular to eachother, approximately tangential to the rim of the wheel, and terminatedat a distance from the point of intersection of their longitudinallines, a strip connecting and constituting a continuation of thoserunner portions of both of said trackways, which are at the side towardthe wheel, said strip having a curved course conformable to the adjacentportion of, the wheel-rim, and located alongside of the latter, thecarrier-cord arranged and operating in conjunction with the trackwaysand said Wheel, the cash-box having the extended neck, and enlarged headto be engaged by the carrier-cord, andmeans carried by said wheel: forengaging the body of the cash-box and maintaining it in its properdisposition in being carried around the curve alongside the wheel.

10. In a cash-carrier apparatus, a wheel having a grooved rim with acomparatively high outside flange and a comparatively low inside flange,mounted for rotation in a vertical plane,

in combination with two lengths of longitudinally-slotted trackwayangular to each other, approximately tangential to the rim of the wheel,and terminated at a distance from the point of intersection of theirlongitudinal lines, a strip connecting and constituting a continuationof those runner portions of both of said trackways,which are at the sidetoward the wheel, said strip having a curved course conformable to theadjacent portion of the wheel-rim, and located alongside of the latter,the trackway continuations A A outside of, and separated from, the stripE, and discontinuous around the wheel-rim curve, the carrier-cordarranged and operating in conjunction with the trackways and said wheel,

' the cash-box having the extended neck and enlarged head to be engagedby the carriercord and the flange carried by the wheel in a plane offsetfrom that of its rim, for engaging the body of the cash-box andmaintaining it in its proper disposition in being carried around thecurve alongside the wheel.

11. In a cash-carrier apparatus, a wheel having a grooved rim with acomparatively high outside flange and a comparatively low insideflange,mounted for rotation in a vertical plane, in combination with twolengths of tubular longitudinally slotted trackway angular to eachother, approximately tangential to the rim of the wheel, and terminatedat a distance from the point of intersection of their longitudinallines, a strip connecting and constituting a continuation of thoserunner portions of both of said trackways, which are at the side towardthe wheel, said strip having a curved course conformable to the adjacentportion of the wheel-rim, and located alongside of the latter, thetrackway continuations A and A outside of, and separated from, the stripE, and discontinuous around the wheelrim curve, the carrier-cordarranged and operating in conjunction with the trackways and said wheel,the cash-box having the extended neck and enlarged head to be engaged bythe carrier-cord, means carried by the wheel for engaging the body ofthe cash-box, and a spring device, normally closing the space betweenthe trackway continuation A and the sidewise adjacent strip E,susceptible of displacement by the head of the cord-engaged cash-box.

12. In a cash-carrier apparatus, a wheel 11 aving a grooved rim mountedfor rotation in a vertical plane, in combination with two lengths oftubular longitudinal ly-slotted trackway angular to each other,approximately tangential to the rim of the wheel, and terminated at adistance from the point ofintersection of their longitudinal lines, astrip connecting and constituting a continuation of those runnerportions of both of said trackways, which are at the side toward thewheel, said strip having a curved course conformable to the adjacentportion of the wheel-rim, and located alongside of the latter, thetrackway continuations A and A outside of, and separated from, the stripE, and discontinuous around the wheelrim curve, the carrier-cordarranged and operating in conjunction with the trackways and said wheel,the cash-box having the extended neck and enlarged head to be engaged bythe carrier-cord, the flange 2' carried by the wheel in a plane ofl' setfrom that of its rim, for engaging the body of the cash-box andmaintaining it in its proper disposition in being carried around thecurve alongside the wheel, and the yielding spring-strip 16 arrangedadjacent the plane of rotation of the wheel and operable to guide thecash-box body between the side of the wheel and its said ofl set flange2'.

13. In a cash-carrier apparatus, a wheel having a grooved rim with acomparatively high outside flange and a comparatively low insideflange,mounted for rotation in a vertical plane, in combination with twolengths of tubular longitudinally slotted trackway angular to eachother, approximately tangential to the rim of the wheel, and terminatedat a distance from the point of intersection of their longitudinallines, a strip connecting and constituting a continuation of thoserunner portions of both of said trackways, which are at the side towardthe wheel, said strip having a curved course conformable to the adjacentportion of the wheel-rim, located alongside of the latter, and inclinedsidewise toward the wheel-rim groove, the trackway continuations A and Aoutsideof, and separated from, the strip E, and discontinuous around thewheel-rim curve, the carrier-cord arranged and operating in conjunctionwith the trackways and said wheel, the cash-box having the extended neckand enlarged head to be engaged by the carrier-cord, the flange 2'carried by the wheel in a plane offset from that of its rim, forengaging the body of the cash-box and maintaining it in its properdisposition in being carried around the curve alongside the wheel, meansfor normally closing the space between the trackway continuation and thesidewise adjacent strip E, which is readily displaceable by the passingcash-box head, and a yielding member arranged adjacent the plane ofrotation of the wheel and operable to guide the cash-box body betweenthe side of the wheel and its said flange z.

14:. In a-cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, two lengths oftrackway arranged angularly to each other and each comprising runnerportions separated by a longitudinal slotway therebetween, a wheelhaving a grooved rim in the angle of said two lengths of trackwayprovided with a cash-boX-engaging member in a plane offset from saidrim, the carrier-cord, arranged for travel along and adjacent saidtrackways and having running contact on the wheel-rim, and the strip Eextending in a curved course adjacent the side of the wheel-rim andconnecting those runner portions of the two trackways which are at theside toward said wheel.

15. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, two lengths of trackwayarranged angularly to each other and each comprising runner portionsseparated by a longitudinal slotway therebetween, a wheel having agrooved rim in the angle of said two lengths of trackway provided with acash-boX-engaging flange in a plane oflset from said rim, having aninwardly-located annular ledge i and the carrier-cord, arranged fortravel along and adjacent said trackways and having running contact onthe wheel-rim.

16. In a cash-carrier apparatus, in combination, two lengths of trackwayarranged angularly to each other and each comprising runner portionsseparated by alongitudinal slotway therebetween, a wheel having agrooved rim in the angle of said two lengths of trackway provided with acash-box-engaging member in a plane ofl'set from said rim, thecarrier-cord arranged for travel along and adjacent said trackways andhaving running contact on the wheel-rim, the curved strip E connectingthe runner portions of the two trackways at the side toward the wheel,and located adjacent the side of the wheel-rim, and the yielding member16 located adjacent the wheel and substantially in the plane of rotationthereof, for the purpose set forth.

17 In a lower-plumb-corner construction for a cash-carrier apparatus,the combination with a wheel rotatable in a substantially vertical planehaving at one side of its rim an outwardly -extending flange, of lengthsof trackway having opposite runner portions separated by a longitudinalslotway, and extended angularly to each other and approximatelytangential to the rim of said wheel, said runner portions at the side ofsaid wheelflange being discontinuous around the bend corresponding tothe adjacent portion of the wheel-rim, while the runner portions at theopposite side have a continuing curved section E arranged sidewiseadjacent the wheelrim, and in opposition to said rim-flange, and thecarrier-cord operative in conjunction with said trackways and saidwheel.

18. In a lower-plumb-corner construction for a cash-carrier apparatus,the combination with a rotatable wheel having one side of its rim aradially outwardly extending flange, of tubular trackway-sections havinga longitudinal slot and runner portions at both sides of the slot,arranged approximately tangential to the wheel-rim, angularly toeachother, and terminating in positions approached to said rim, a stripwhich is curved in its length, conformable to the curvature of thewheel-rim, and is in continuation of the runner portions of the twoangularly-arranged trackways at one side thereof and has its dispositionalong the opposite side of the wheel, in the location of saidwheel-rimflange, and the carrier-cord operative in conjunction with saidtrackways and said wheel.

. 19. Inalower-plumb-corner construction for a cash-carrier apparatus,the combination with a rotatable wheel having one side of its rim aradially outwardly extending flange, of tubular trackway-sections havinga longitudinal slot and runner portions at both sides of the slot,arranged approximately tangential to the wheel-rim, angularly to eachother, and

opposite side of the wheel, from the location of said wheel-rim flange,and has its outer edge portion inwardly deflected toward said flange,and the carrier-cord operative in conjunction with said trackways andsaid wheel.

20. In a lower-plumb-corner construction for a cash-carrier apparatus,the combination with a rotatable wheel having one side of its rim aradially outwardly extending flange, at one side, and provided with theannular rib is, of tubular trackway-sections having alongitudinal slot,and runner portions. at both sides of the slot, arranged approximatelytangential to the wheel-rim, angularly to each other, and terminating inpositions approached to said rim, a strip which is curved in its length,conformable to the curvature of the wheel-rim, and is in continuation ofthe runner portions of the two angularly-arranged trackways at one sidethereof has its disposition along the opposite side of the wheel fromthe location of said wheel-rim flange, and has its outer edge portiondeflected toward said flange, the carrier-cord operative in conjunctionwith said trackways and said wheel, and the cash-box having theextension-neck and troughed head.

21. In a lower-plumb-corner construction for a cash-carrier apparatus,the combination with a wheel rotatable in a substantially vertical planehaving at one side of'its rim an outwardly-extending flange, of lengthsof trackway having opposite runner portions separated by a longitudinalslotway, and extended angularly to each other and approximatelytangential to the rim of said wheel, said runner portions at the side ofsaid wheel-flange being discontinuous around the bend corresponding tothe adjacent portion of the wheel-rim, while the runner portions at theopposite side have a continuing curved section E arranged sidewiseadjacent the wheel-rim, and in opposition to said rim-flange, the outeredge of the said section E being inwardly deflected contracting theannular opening betweenit and the Signed by us at Springfield,Massachusetts, Wheel-11m flange and said section and said 1n presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

flange having their outer edges at similar radi- JAMES H; CHAMBERLAIN.ally-outward dispositions for serving asbear- DAVID E. CHISM.

ings equally for the cash-box edge, as described, Witnesses: and thecarrier-cord operatlve 1n CODJUHCUOII W M. S. Bn'rmows, with saidtraekways and said Wheel. A. V. LEAHY.

